Fix a Leak Week

March 01, 2019

Mark your calendars, folks: March 18-24 is the EPA's eleventh annual Fix a Leak Week. Household leaks can waste more than 1 TRILLION gallons of water each year. Yes, 1 TRILLION—That's a one with 12 zeros behind it (1,000,000,000,000). Those drippy faucets and leaking toilets are more than an annoyance; they cost you lots of money, and they waste LOTS of water. So, this March, hunt down those drips! Chase those leaks!

Check, Twist, Replace!

EPA's WaterSense can help you fix those leaks:

To check for leaks in your home, you first need to determine whether you're wasting water and then identify the source of the leak. Here are some tips for finding leaks:

Take a look at your water usage during a colder month, such as January or February. If a family of four exceeds 12,000 gallons per month, there are serious leaks.

Check your water meter before and after a two-hour period when no water is being used. If the meter changes at all, you probably have a leak.

Identify toilet leaks by placing a drop of food coloring in the toilet tank. If any color shows up in the bowl after 10 minutes, you have a leak. (Be sure to flush immediately after the experiment to avoid staining the tank.)

Examine faucet gaskets and pipe fittings for any water on the outside of the pipe to check for surface leaks. EPA

Alert

Breezy Hill Water & Sewer Co., Inc. will implement a rate increase effective January 1, 2019. Customers will see the increase on their February 1st bill. The average customer using 7,500 gallons of water each month will see the water bill rise to $33.88. This is slightly over a dollar a day for service. Compare that with your cablevision or cell phone bills. The sewer bill will rise to $25.98.

Rate increases are never wanted-our last was in 2012. Breezy Hill is currently expanding its water plant to 8 million gallons a day to meet the ever-increasing needs. We are continuing to meet the new regulations that are required. We currently pay Aiken County Public Service Authority $1.69 to treat sewage from Breezy Hill. We charge you $1.65 under current rates, obviously an unsustainable model.

Thank you for your understanding in this matter.

Alerts

Breezy Hill Water & Sewer Co., Inc. will implement a rate increase effective January 1, 2019. Customers will see the increase on their February 1st bill. The average customer using 7,500 gallons of water each month will see the water bill rise to $33.88. This is slightly over a dollar a day for service. Compare that with your cablevision or cell phone bills. The sewer bill will rise to $25.98.

Rate increases are never wanted-our last was in 2012. Breezy Hill is currently expanding its water plant to 8 million gallons a day to meet the ever-increasing needs. We are continuing to meet the new regulations that are required. We currently pay Aiken County Public Service Authority $1.69 to treat sewage from Breezy Hill. We charge you $1.65 under current rates, obviously an unsustainable model.

Thank you for your understanding in this matter.

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